postmark

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Fourteen US states allow mail-in ballots to be tallied after the date of the election if they bear a postmark by Election Day.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

If you file on paper, you should ask for a postmark at the post-office counter or choose certified mail with a return receipt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Most Titanic postcards are either franked 'Queenstown' or bear the ship's own postmark, but this one was posted in Cork, making it much rarer.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

The case has drawn attention because it is the first challenge to a postmark law to be accepted by a court on its merits.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2024

When the envelope with an Oakland, California, postmark arrived, I opened it and gave Vonetta her letter and Fern hers.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia